Old Stone House Library

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Old Stone House Library

| nrhp_type =

| image = Old Stone House Library Fort Ann NY Aug 11.jpg

| caption = Old Stone House Library, August 2011

| location = 36 George St., Fort Ann, New York

| coordinates = {{coord|43|24|44|N|73|29|18|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = New York#USA

| built = c. {{Start date|1825}}, 1922

| builder =

| architecture = Federal, Greek Revival

| added = March 6, 2013

| area = {{convert|0.74|acre}}

| refnum = 13000055{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20130315.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2013-03-15|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/04/13 through 3/08/13 |publisher=National Park Service}}

| designated_other1 = New York State Register of Historic Places

| designated_other1_number = 11546.000002

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

| designated_other1_abbr = NYSRHP

| designated_other1_date = January 11, 2013

}}

Old Stone House Library, also known as the Shipman-Swift House, is a historic library building located at Fort Ann, Washington County, New York. It was built about 1825, as a private dwelling and converted for use as a library in 1922. It is a two-story, five-bay, Potsdam sandstone building with a small frame rear ell. The building has Federal and Greek Revival style design elements. The building was purchased and donated to the community by George Owen Knapp (1855-1945).{{cite web| url = https://cris.parks.ny.gov/| title = Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)| publisher = New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation| format = Searchable database| accessdate = 2015-12-01| archive-url = https://archive.today/20150701003048/http://cris.parks.ny.gov/| archive-date = 2015-07-01| url-status = dead}} Note: This includes {{cite web | url =https://cris.parks.ny.gov/Uploads/ViewDoc.aspx?mode=A&id=26396&q=false | title =National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Old Stone House Library | accessdate =2015-12-01 | author =William E. Krattinger | format =PDF | date =September 2012 }} and [https://cris.parks.ny.gov/Uploads/ViewDoc.aspx?mode=A&id=26398&q=false Accompanying photographs]{{rp|3–4, 7}}

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

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